Question 1

what does fatty marrow signal is diffusely heterogeneous without focal suspicious lesion nonspecified mean?

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: Not normal. Can't say more without seeing. Ask someone who has.

Question 2

a mri show abnormalities in marrow.. can that means cancer?

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MRI: Without having MRI report sent over for review, no telling what it may be.

Question 3

what does marrow edema or focal osseous lesion mean on an mri?

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Marrow edema: means abnormal fluid or swelling in the bone marrow. This is a nonspecific finding in and of itself,  and can be due to numerous causes spanning the mundane to the malignant.  Focal osseous lesion is also a generic descriptor of a focal abnormality of bone. It doesn't imply either benign or malignant. You need to talk to your doctor about it,

Question 4

a follow up mri states marrow edema or focal osseous lesion. have pain & weakness lots of it. what should be the next step in figuring what going on?

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Not enough...: information.  What body part was imaged?  How large is the area of abnormal MRI signal?  What did the initial scan show and how has this changed?  Over what time frame have any changes occurred?  Where is your pain? Where is the weakness?  How have these changed over time?  First thing to do is talk to the physician who ordered this test for you.  You and s/he can make a further plan from there...

Question 5

bone marrow biopsy: focal areas show tiny aggregates of lymphoid cells (10-12) - reactive. is this alarming for an nhl patient?

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This could: Represent bm involvement by lymphoma.

Question 6

what does minimal discogenic marrow signal abnormalities superior endplate c6 and c7 mean on a mri of neck report?

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End plate changes: It is a manifestation of degenerative disc disease/arthritis that involves the part of the vertebral body bone that sits against the disc(called the end plate). A relatively common finding in the spectrum of degenerative disc disease.

Question 7

i have low backache, mri indicates focal marrow edema antero-superiorly to l4 vetebrae with no other degenerative changes.what is it? is it lethal?

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Not fatal: Could be due to some mild degenerative change (arthritis) or mild trauma (compression fracture)

Question 8

i have stage4 breast cancer. pet showed multiple 
subcentimeter lesions and focal fatty marrow 
within the left sacral ala.  areas for concern?

Accepted Answer

Yes: may need to sample the area ( biopsy )  to make sure is not a metastatic lesion (s)

Question 9

ihc right tonsil-fnhl grade 3a stage 1(bcl2, bcl6, cd20:+ve). bone marrow ihc(bcl2&bcl6: -ve, cd10: focal +ve, reactive aggregates).is it stage 4 or 1?

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Stage 1  but: Sounds like stage i disease , but a pet scan to eval other nodal area may cahnge the stage of the nhl.

Question 10

lower back pain  what is a focal ddd at l5-s1 w/ adjacent discogenic marrow changes and a r superimposed central subarticular disc extrusion?

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DDD: After the age of 35, the water and protein content of the cartilage of the body changes. This may cause the gradual deterioration of the disc between the vertebrae is referred to as Degenerative Disc Disease. Usually a combination of treatments is used to help manage the disorder. Most patients treated with non-surgical treatments, but in some cases surgery is necessary.

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What does fatty marrow signal is diffusely heterogeneous without focal suspicious lesion nonspecified mean?

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A mri show abnormalities in marrow.. can that means cancer?

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What does marrow edema or focal osseous lesion mean on an mri?

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A follow up mri states marrow edema or focal osseous lesion. have pain & weakness lots of it. what should be the next step in figuring what going on?

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Bone marrow biopsy: focal areas show tiny aggregates of lymphoid cells (10-12) - reactive. is this alarming for an nhl patient?

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What does minimal discogenic marrow signal abnormalities superior endplate c6 and c7 mean on a mri of neck report?

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I have low backache, mri indicates focal marrow edema antero-superiorly to l4 vetebrae with no other degenerative changes.what is it? is it lethal?

A member asked:

I have stage4 breast cancer. pet showed multiple subcentimeter lesions and focal fatty marrow within the left sacral ala. areas for concern?

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Ihc right tonsil-fnhl grade 3a stage 1(bcl2, bcl6, cd20:+ve). bone marrow ihc(bcl2&bcl6: -ve, cd10: focal +ve, reactive aggregates).is it stage 4 or 1?

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Lower back pain what is a focal ddd at l5-s1 w/ adjacent discogenic marrow changes and a r superimposed central subarticular disc extrusion?

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